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Recap - Hurricanes Defeat New Jersey 3-1

The Hurricanes earned a 3-1 victory over New Jersey on Thursday behind a 36-save performance from Petr Mrazek at PNC Arena.

Bettors who backed the Hurricanes were rewarded as -335 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.

Carolina got goals from Warren Foegele, Nino Niederreiter, and Justin Faulk in the victory. Foegele opened the scoring at 10:03 of the first period.

Petr Mrazek turned in a 36-save effort for the Hurricanes.

Andy Greene scored for the Devils, finding the net behind Petr Mrazek.

Cory Schneider stopped 22 of 25 shots for the Devils, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Carolina went 1-for-2, while the Devils were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

New Jersey outshot Carolina 37-25 in the game.

Next game, Carolina takes its act on the road to face Philadelphia looking for another win. For New Jersey, they head on the road to face Florida.